Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83 October 12, 2021 Known for his mastery of the uilleann pipes, Moloney was an important ambassador of Irish folk music to the wider world.
Listen to Sarah Morris and Matthew French cover Simon and Garfunkel September 30, 2021 The Twin Cities-area singer-songwriters lent their voices to 'Song For The Asking.'
Watch a new video from Maygen and the Birdwatcher September 23, 2021 The song 'Domine' is another track from the band's forthcoming album, 'Moonshine,' releasing October 8.
Watch the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards live stream September 22, 2021 The Americana Honors & Awards have celebrated pioneering veteran artists and trailblazing newcomers. The ceremony is the hallmark event of the annual AMERICANAFEST, and it streams live on Wednesday starting at 6:30 p.m. CDT.
George Wein, music festival pioneer, dies at 95 September 13, 2021 A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -- and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time -- died Monday.
Radio Heartland: Good Morning Bedlam, 'Blessed Boy' song premiere September 9, 2021 Listen to the title track from Minneapolis folk trio Good Morning Bedlam's new album releasing this Friday, Sept. 10.
Tom T. Hall, country music's storyteller, captured life's humble moments August 26, 2021 Tom T. Hall developed the singer-songwriter as a trustworthy observer, a persona who could supply all the detail we needed to get the sense of the situation in three minutes flat.
Listen to Them Coulee Boys' new album, 'Namesake' August 5, 2021 After a year spent in lockdown, Them Coulee Boys re-emerge with a new album, 'Namesake.' Listen to all the tracks on the new release.
Listen to Joni Mitchell, 'California (Blue Demos Session)' June 21, 2021 The final question of this demo version feels even more homesick than in the original version.
Listen to Matthew French's Father's Day tribute, 'Man in the Yellow Chair' June 20, 2021 The Minneapolis singer-songwriter describes the song as a 'tribute to my grandfather and all of the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures whose legacy of love and peace lives on in us.'